A graduate of UW-Milwaukee is named Tuesday as the next CEO of software giant Microsoft.

A graduate of UW-Milwaukee is named Tuesday as the next CEO of software giant Microsoft.

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Updated: 6:36 PM CST Feb 4, 2014

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WEBVTT STAY TONIGHT. U-W MILWAUKEE'S SCHOOL PRIDE IS OVERFLOWING AS ONE OF ITS GRADUATES IS CHOSEN TO LEAD TECHNOLOGY GIANT MICROSOFT. SATYA NADELLA IS THE COMPANY'S NEW C-E-O. AND 12 NEWS KENT WAINSCOTT REPORTS THE NEWS HAS THE CAMPUS BUZZING. CHRIS BRUZAS / UWM STUDENT - I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY COOL THAT SOMEONE FROM UW- MILWAUKEE MADE IT BIG. THE NEWS SPREAD QUICKLY AMONG UWM STUDENTS. MICHAEL MATHISON / UWM STUDENT - I THOUGHT, NO WAY. THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT. SATYA NADELLA, A UWM COMPUTER SCIENCE GRAD, IS INTRODUCED AS THE NEW CEO OF MICROSOFT. SATYA NADELLA - MY EXPERIENCE AND HOW I THINK HAS ALL BEEN SHAPED BY MY LIFE'S EXPERIENCE. K. VAIRAVAN / UWM COMPUTER SCIENCE PROF. EMERITUS - IT IS A GREAT DAY FOR UWM AND ALSO FOR MILWAUKEE. PROFESSORS WHO KNEW NADELLA BEST DURING HIS TIME IN MILWAUKEE, CONSIDER HIM AN INSPIRATION TO STUDENTS. HOSSEIN HOSSEINI / UWM COMPUTER SCIENCE PROF. - I WANT THEM ACTUALLY TO LOOK AT HIM AND SAY, IF I DO THAT, I'LL BE SUCCESSFUL. KENT - NADELLA SPENT A LOT OF HIS TIME AT UWM IN COMPUTER SCIENCE LABS LIKE THIS ONE. IN FACT, HIS PROFESSOR SAYS, ALMOST TOO MUCH TIME. K. VAIRAVAN / UWM COMPUTER SCIENCE PROF. EMERITUS - I FOUND A SLEEPING BAG ON THE FLOOR AND WONDERED WHAT IT WAS DOING THERE, AND ONE OF THE OTHER STUDENTS SAID SATYA NADELLA HAD BEEN SLEEPING THERE FOR SEVERAL NIGHTS TRYING TO COMPLETE HIS THESIS RESEARCH. MOUJ ALGHAMBI / UWM STUDENT - IT WAS REALLY EXCITING.. MOUJ ALGHAMBI SAYS SHE FEELS A SPECIAL CONNECTION HAVING COME TO UWM, LIKE NADELLA, AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT. MOUJ ALGHAMBI / UWM STUDENT - I DO. I RELATE TO HIM, ASPIRE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW. SATYA NADELLA - I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST PLATFORM TO CHANGE THE WORLD. AND THE UWM COMMUNITY WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY AS HE TRIES TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. AT UW-MILWAUKEE I'M KENT WAINSCOTT WISN-12 NEWS. NADELLA EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM U-W-M IN THE EARLY 90'S. HE'S BEEN WITH MICROSOFT FOR 22- YEARS, AND BECOMES THE THIRD C-E-O IN THE 38-YEAR HISTORY OF THE COMPANY

UW-Milwaukee grad named as new CEO of Microsoft

A graduate of UW-Milwaukee is named Tuesday as the next CEO of software giant Microsoft.